det几乎没有(hardly any)[与不可数名词连用]：I eat～food for breakfast. 我早饭没吃什么东西。He took～interest in it. 他对那事没什么兴趣。There is～hope. 没有什么希望了。

a little一点儿，少量的[与不可数名词连用]：a～food/money/water 一点儿食物/钱/水;drink a～wine 喝点儿酒;speak a～English 不太会讲英语;There is a～hope. 有一点儿希望。〖反〗much;

pron几乎没有(hardly any)：He did～to help. 他没帮什么忙。get but～out of it 从中简直没有得到什么;know～of the world 阅历很浅;Apart from the copying he had～to do. 除了抄抄写写之外他无事可干。I understood～of his speech. 我几乎听不懂他的话。I did the～I could. 我尽了自己仅有的一点儿力量。

a little一点儿，少量：He ate a～and then went to bed. 他吃了一点儿东西，然后就睡觉去了。give sb a～给某人一点儿;know a～of everything 样样懂一点儿;put a～on each plate 每个盘子里都盛一点儿;She has only read a～of the book. 这本书她只读了一点儿。

after/for a little 一会儿，一小段路：after a～过了一小会儿;My I have your dictionary for a～?我借你的词典用一会儿行吗?Let's walk for a～. 咱们走一小段路。

make little of 1)不当一回事，觉得没什么了不起：make～of the value of education 不重视教育的价值;2)几乎不懂：I could make～of what he was saying. 我几乎弄不懂他在说什么。

think little of 看不起，觉得不怎么样，不在乎：She thought～of his plan for the party. 她认为他举办聚会的计划不怎么样。

adv (1)几乎没有，很少(hardly at all)：She read～and wrote less. 她读书很少，写得就更少了。see/visit sb～很少见/去看某人;like sb very～不怎么喜欢某人;

(2)一点儿也不，完全没有(not at all)(主要用于know，imagine，think，dream，care，believe，suspect之前)：L～did I dream that I should never see him again. 我完全没有想到会再也见不到他了。She～imagined the consequences. 她一点儿也没有想到后果。He～knows where you are. 他完全不知道你在哪儿。

a little稍微，有点儿：He is a～better today/deaf/afraid of her. 他今天好点儿了/有点儿聋/有点儿怕她。Her letter irritated me a～. 她的信使我有点儿不高兴。He is a～over five.他五岁多一点儿。sleep/rest a～睡/休息一会儿;

little by little 逐渐地，一点点地：L～by～the flood water receded. 洪水渐渐地退了。